Hi Steve,

>Gang,
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>I was wondering if anyone has any information on the current health of the VFP Developer community.
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>How many developers are there now?
I don't know

>In what countries are they located?
All Europe+North America+South America, most asian countries.
I don't know about Africa

>How many User Groups are still running?
I don't know

>How many Developer Conferences are there?
See Foxwiki

>Of the Dev Conferences that are still being held, how many attendees attend?
See Foxwiki

>How many books about VFP were published in 2008?
At least 1 in India, see also www.hentzenwerke.com

>Are there any university courses that teach VFP?
I would be surprised, don't think so.

>How many VFP jobs were available in the past year?
Question too general. In the Neth, being a free lancer,I have no problems.

>What is the mathematical mode of the age of VFP programmers?
I would guess in Eur+NA it is 45+

>How many young programmers are viewing VFP as part of their carear?
Diff.question

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>We are trying to gauge the health and viability of VFP as a language apart from what Microsoft is doing to it. What is happening to the community?
A few places to look at: VFPX, Tiobe.com, Guineu, etecnologia.com, hentzenwerke.com, foxwiki


>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve

Hth,

Lennert